Reel Black: African American Life in Film
AFAM 274
Spring 2017
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This course will focus on African Americans and film and explore the emergence and influence of African American actors and filmmakers. We will consider the political and aesthetic agendas that have shaped the tradition and think together about the ways in which film adaptions of African American literature reveals the possibilities and the limitations of the filmic enterprise. Our screenings and discussions of well-known and understudied film figures will complement our explication of films that have grappled with understudied African American histories, civil rights, identity, and class. Possible screenings include works by Oscar Micheaux, Julie Dash, Charles Burnett, Steven Spielberg, Steve McQueen, Ava DuVernay, and Spike Lee. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
See text book list at Broad Street Books
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly responses, two 5-7 page essays, and one 10-15 page final essay. |
| Instructor(s): Brown,Lois Times: ....R.. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: SCIE150; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 60 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: -14 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
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